Photographic-roll holder.



J. W. CUTLER.

PHOTOGRAPHIC ROLL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-121913.

1,144,934. Patented June 29, 1915.

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J. W. CUTLER.

PHoToeRAPHlc ROLL HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT-121915) 1,144,934 f Patetedme 29,1915.

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4` UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' :'rosEr'n WARREN cUTLEn, or BooHEsTEE, NEW Yonx.

PHOTOGRPHIC-BOLL HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern z Be it known that I, JOSEPH WARREN CUT-l raphy, more particularly to photographic cameras of the roll holding type and it. has for its object to provide a neat, compact and efficient -means for feeding the successive exposure areas of the film strip into and out of the field of exposure with the utmost lrapidity and certainty, as distinguished from the customary manner of winding it with a key upon the receiving roll.

A further object of the invention is to` adapt a mechanism lfor accomplishing these ends to cameras of a standard type, so that very little new designing is necessary in fitting cameras of acceptedform with my improvements.

To these. and other ends, the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations of parts all as will be more fully described, the novel feature being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a rear eleva-l tion of a roll holding camera constructed in accordance with and illustrating one embodiment of my invention; Fig; 2 is a similar view with the back removed; Fig. 3 is a horizontal section, taken substantially on the -line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken substantially on the line 4--4 of Fig. 2;v Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken substantiallyon `the line 5--5l of Fig. 3; Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail section ofthe driving mechanism for the take-up roll;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 29, 1915.

applicati@ mea september 12, 1913. serial No. 789,175.

have illustrated my improvements in the present instance is incorporated in the structure of the camera itself, the latter being of what is known as theJ folding pocket type, comprising a casing 1, having rounded ends at which points are provided the film chambers 2 and 3, arranged at either side of the central bellows chamber 4, in rear of which is the exposure opening 5, that approximately defines the focal plane of the appah ratus. Not all of the structure of the camera proper is shown, as this is deemed to be unnecessary for the relation of the missing part will be readily recognized by those skilled in the art. l

The film chamber 2 is occupied by the usual supply spool or reel 6, and the chamber 3, by a simil-ar take-up reel 7. The film strip 8 is fed from the former to the latter over rollers 9 and past. the exposure opening by the mechanism hereinafter described,

but arrangements may be made as illus-.-

trated for feeding the film by winding the receiving or take-up spool through the medium of a key 10 in much the usual manner, the supply roll 6 being journaled on centers 11 that may be projected or retracted to engage or release the spool, whileone end of the take-up spool 7 is similarly supported on a center 12 and upon the key 10 before melntioned as will be later described in detai At opposite sides of the exposure opening 5 and running the length thereof, are guide flanges 13 on which reciprocates the gripper indicated generally by 14. This gripper (referring more particularly'to Figs. 2 and 5) is yoke-shaped to span the entire width of the film track and is preferably composed of a lower plate 15, having its ends bent to engage both sides of the guide flanges 13, as

at 16 and an upper plate 17 secured thereto' and projecting at its ends beyond the guide for purposes that will later appear. The under plate 15 constitutes a fixed film gripping jaw and working in opposition to or against thel same is a movable film gripping jaw 18 (Fig. 8) pivoted at 19 on a knuckle plate 20, carried-in the present instance, by A"the upper plate 17. The engaging edge or face of the movable jaw 18 is preferably serrated as shown, to enable it to positively grip the surface of the portion21of` the lm that extends fromonespooltothe other; and

between theiavisitd this ian erably inclined slightly.' as shown, in the direction in which. it. is-moved..,in..f,eedingil. the film toward the't'ake-up' spool t'in'sfi1"" its irm engagementin addition1-tofthe5`ipro1 vision of a spring 22wound about the pivot.`

19. rlhis spring, e however, :has insllienbg-f tension' to prevent the lilm from slipping between the jaws of the' gripper inthe @ppbsite direction. Thuspwhen, the ripper isgj pulled forwardlyor 'inthe direc ien of the latter,whichin the present instance, is the back of the camera andfis detachably 'con-A nected thereto in the usual or any preferred;V manner, and it might be hinged thereto.

vThe ends of the yoke 23 are turned inwardb7 asat 26 and detachably engage apertures 27 in the gripper 14.l lThus when the-back 25 is removed, the operating member23 goes' withfit and when it is replaced, the operabing member rengages with `the grippiiig I the'filmon the return trip, because of the device.

It will be seen from the foregoing descri'p tion that in order to feed an exposure area of the film from the supply spool 6, t' af position across the exposure opening 5,that" it is only necessary to pull out the operating member'23 laterallyv of the casingvv'iith the parts in the position of Figs.v 1 and 2, whereupon the gripper 14 beingin engagement with the film, when traveling in this direction, will carry the latter' along with it until it has crossed the exposure opening. Its limit of movement in this direction is determined by the abutments 28 at the ends of the guides 13 and it is centered and yieldingly maintainedl in this position by the-engagement of yielding spring catches 29 on the gripper, having conical points that engage 4in apertures or depressions 30 in the tracks. The gripper is then returned to its former position by thrusting the operating member 23 inwardly, in which position it is similarly maintained by abutments 31 and depressions 32, which latter, when'engaged by the spring catches, are'useful in holding the gripper in its normal position, -when threading fthe film therethrough in the first instance. The gripper 'slides freelv over construction before explained and because of devices that prevent the unwinding of the from the, supply spool 6 by the gripper and 1 prefer to put this mechanism directly '-underthecontrol of the gripper itself;- Referringumore particularly to Figs. 6 and 7, the' stem 33-of the winding key 10 may be of Substantially the usual construction with a cross' piece 34 at itsinner end, normally held in engagement withthe slotted end of the 'spoolbya spring 35l against thetension of which the stem is retracted -to remove the spool. ,fAhub 36 which 'surrounds' the stem end ,iscarried thereby, being journaled in the wall of the casing, has a familiar form -of'ball lclutch connection as indicated at 37 in'Fig."7 with a driving element38 vs urrounding it. This driving element 38 is in turn frictionally engaged under 'the tension of a spring ange 40 by v4a clutch velement 41, which encircles it, and over a pulley portion y on the clutch, runs an endless chain belt 42, havlng an idler 434 that, may be conveniently -so that during the feeding of the film, the clutch element 41 is rotated in a Winding direction and through it 4the driving element 38.' Of coursefthe'movement imparted to thebelt 42 by the gripper iis always the samefwhereas the number of rotations of the .spool 7-that are required to winding up 'al given length of film varies according to` the diameter of the roll of film that has already been wo'und, butl the frictional nature of the drive between .the'clutchl element 41 and the driving element 38 compensates for this, the drag of the film overcoming-thefrictional locking of the two parts and allowing the clutch element to runahead, if

vice 37 then locks the driving element 38 to the hub 36 against relative movement `in that direction and the hub 36 turn is held against reverse winding as usual by a ball clutch of the lsame kind arranged at'44 be- 120 tween it'and the socket in the casing in which it is journaled. `Therefore there is no tendency to unwind the film that has been taken 4up and it'will be seen from the above necessary.. When the gripper is return'edf to its initial position, the clutch element 4l.4 rotates idly inasmuch as the ball clutch de.

accordance with ymy invention, successive' 1,'144pa4 l is l exposure lareas .on a continuous strip may .be almost. instantaneously `drawn into posi- -tion for exposure by quickly drawing ,out `the operating rvmember '23 and returning 1t with the result that a ,numb-er of exposures may bemade, one after. the other, in rapid succession, withouttheyusual slow and laborious winding of the film key andthe ac- 1. 'In a photographic roll holder, the com?.

bination with a casing having an exposure opening and film supply and take up devices arranged therein to Astretch the film in rear of said opening, of means operable from the exterior of the casing arranged in rear of the4 film and opening and adapted 'to directly engage the film strip to move it fromone to the other of said devices. v

.2. In a photographic roll holder, the combination with film supply and take up devices, of a reciprocatcry 'gripper adapted to\ engage and move the film across the foc'alplane lwhen the gripper 1s actuated 1n one direction and to release the film when actuated in the other direction and driving means between the gripper and the. takeup device for drivingV the latter directly from the gripper.`

3. In a photographlc roll holder, the combination with film supply and take up de-4 vices upon which the film is wound and rolled, of a'reciprocatory gripper comprising relatively movable jaws adapted to engage and move the film across. the focal plane from one to thev other of said devices .vhenthe gripper is actuated in one dlrection and to release the film when actuated in the other direction, the length of a single reciprocation of the gripper being approximately equal to the length of a single exl posure area of the film whereby an entire exposure area may be advanced into exposingv position by a single movement ofdthe gripper driving means between the gripper andthe take-up device for driving the latter directly fromfthe gripper and Vcompensating means associated with the driving means to allow for'theincreasing size of the roll on the take-up device.

4. In a photographic A4roll holder, the combination with a" casing havin' a removable' wall and film feeding and'ta e up devices arranged in the "casing, of means adapted to enga-ge the lm strip and to move :it'from one to. the other of said devices :and: an operating member for said lmeans detachably connected thereto and carried by the removable-wall.

5.In a photographicvrollholder, the combination with a casing having a removable wall and film feeding and take up devices 'arranged i-nthe1casing, of 1a reciprocating gripper adapted to engage the film and to move it fromone to the otherof said devices, and Va reciprocatory operating mem-l ber for the gripper guidedy on the removable wall and detachably connected to the gripper.

" "6. :In a photographic roll holder, the combination with a casing having a removable wall and film feeding and take up devices larranged in the casing, of areciprocatory gripper adapted to engage the'film and to move -it from one to the other of said devices, a reciprocatoryoperating member for the gripper guided on the removable wall and detachably connected to the' gripper, and a y centering device for the latter adapted to maintain it in a normal position for coperation with the` operating .member when the latter is similarly positioned and the re movable wall applied to the casing.

7. Ina photographic roll holder, the ccm-k bination with a film supply reel and a take up reel, of a gripper comprising relatively movable jaws adapted to engage andmove the film from one to the other of said reels and means actuated by the gripper for rotatin one of the reels.l n

8. n a photographic roll holder, the combination with a film supply reel, and a takeI up reel, of a gripper comprisingrelatively movable-jaws adapted to engage and move the film from one to ythe otherof said reels and means actuated coincidently with the -movement of the gripper for rotating the take up reel.

9. In a photographic rollholder, the combination with a film supply reeland a take up reel, of a gripper comprising relatively movable jaws adapted to engage the intermediate stretch of film and feed it from one to the other of said reels and means for auvthe feeding operation.

10. In a photographic roll holder, the

combination with a fi m supply reel and a ltake up reel, of a gripper comprising relatively movable jaws adapted to engage and move the film from one to the other of said reels, a frictional driving element for the v 'i take up reel, 'the driving effect of which is adapted to be overcomevby the resisting tension of the film and an actuating con- .nection between the driving element and the gripper. A

11. In a photographic roll holder, the

combination within. lfilin Spply veel, ali; a take up reel, of,l a?. reciprocatorygripper .adapted to engage'aud movelthe film fi'm one to the other of said reels, a :driving ;y element ooperating with the take .up reel, a frictionolutchjelement adaptedl to actuate the driving element in the'winding direction and to run idly in the opposite direction and a belt connecting the gripper with the clutch element.

JOSEPH WARREN CUTLER.

Witnesses: f u v GEORGE A. 'BRIDGMAN, Roem E.- .GRAmm 

